Sound designer/ Supervising sound editor
2023; Rohfilm/ ZDF (Germany); Drama; 100 mins; German
Ein Mord aus dem Nichts, und das bisherige Leben ist von einer Sekunde auf die andere vorbei. Das intensive Drama versucht Licht in eine unfassbare Tat zu bringen und führt durch ein Dickicht aus Mutmaßungen und Unterstellungen.
Directed by Kanwal Sethi.
World premiere at Filmfest Hamburg (2023).
Sound design & Re-recording mixer
2023; Urua Films & K13 Studios (Germany); Documentary; Spanish
“Until the Sun Dies” tells the condition of a whole country: the beauty of life and resistance falling in a heartbeat into death and destruction. In their search for peace and justice, two important social leaders of Colombia find themselves trapped in an endless tension between violence and hope.
Directed by Jonas Brander.
Sound designer
2023; Ma.ja.de/ ZDF & 3SAT (Germany); Documentary; 90 mins; English
In the middle of the barren Utah desert is the Dugway Proving Grounds, a top-secret military testing facility. Bound to this place are the lives of a soldier, a military chaplain, a father searching for his missing son, and a survivor of the atomic bomb. Their fates and fortunes reveal a country scarred by war.
Directed by Jasmin Herold & Michael Beamish.
World premiere at DOK Leipzig (2023).
Re-recording mixer
2022; Agitprop, Chaconne Films, Sutor Kolonko (Bulgaria, Germany); Documentary; 105 mins; Bulgarian
A provincial hospital in Bulgaria, COVID ward. A skilfully constructed survey of the bleak goings-on in an underfunded facility where, even when looking death in the face, people still manage to find their sense of humour.
Directed by Ilian Metev, Ivan Chertov, Zlatina Teneva
World premiere at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2022)
Sound designer | Re-recording mixer
2021; Zela Film (United States, Spain, Turkey); Documentary; 74 mins; English
Kathryn’s ALS has left her paralyzed and her family’s relations in tatters, but she holds on to see her daughter’s wedding. With humor and extraordinary intimacy, this film probes the breakdown of a family’s bonds and of a woman’s will to live.
Co-directed and co-produced by Adam Isenberg, Noah Amir Arjomand, and Senem Tüzen.
World premiere at IDFA, Envision Competition (The Netherlands, 2021); Winner of Best Documentary at Istanbul Film Festival (2022)
Sound designer
2021; (Ukraine, Poland, Germany); Drama; 101 mins; Ukrainian, Russian
Starting out as an aggressive delinquent, a young man nicknamed “Rhino” quickly works his way up the criminal hierarchy in 1990’s Ukraine. Rhino has only known power and cruelty, but with nothing left to lose, could he finally find a chance at redemption?
Directed by Oleh Sentsov.
World premiere at Venice International Film Festival (2021)
Music | Single | Video | Remixes
Written, performed & produced by Adrian Lo.
Music video by Tian Macleod Ji, Nick Whitworth, & Adrian Lo.
Released on 30 June 2020 via SEEAHOLE on digital platforms.
Remixes by Andreas Vorwerk and Sadaharu Fukuoka.
Writer | Director | Producer
2020; Hong Kong; Documentary; 25 mins; ( +160 mins of Masterclass material); Cantonese
Three portraits of vanishing traditional Chinese handicrafts in Hong Kong: Paper crafting; Cheongsam making; and Paper cutting. ‘Living Heritage’ details the struggles in which traditional crafts attempt to remain both authentic and relevant at the same time.
Commissioned by the Jockey Club ICH+ Program. Executive produced by Hong Kong Arts Centre.
Official selection at Ortigia Film Festival (Italy, 2020); On Art Film Festival (Poland, 2020); CortiSonanti Short Film Festival (Itlay, 2020)
Writer | Director | Editor | Composer
2017; Hong Kong Arts Centre (Hong Kong); Documentary; 30 mins; Cantonese
Seven stories about the contemporary cheongsam. A half-hour documentary commissioned by Hong Kong Arts Centre for their special exhibition on the iconic Chinese cheongsam.
Screened at Hong Kong International Airport 2017-2019.
Writer | Director | Editor | Composer
2017; Hong Kong; Documentary; 15 mins; (+21 hours exclusive archive); Cantonese
Once every 10 years, these villagers from the outskirts of metropolitan Hong Kong gather for five days of traditional Taoist rituals called Prayer for Peace. Operas, martial arts, bonfire offerings - why do they insist on keeping these traditions?
Music | EP & Zine
Four-track debut EP written, performed, and produced by Adrian Lo.
Released via Love Da Records on digital platforms in 2016.
CD & Zines including artwork by Ann Chih available at selected stores.
Sound designer
2023; Ma.ja.de/ ZDF & 3SAT (Germany); Documentary; 90 mins; English
In the middle of the barren Utah desert is the Dugway Proving Grounds, a top-secret military testing facility. Bound to this place are the lives of a soldier, a military chaplain, a father searching for his missing son, and a survivor of the atomic bomb. Their fates and fortunes reveal a country scarred by war.
Directed by Jasmin Herold & Michael Beamish.
World premiere at DOK Leipzig (2023).
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2022; Agitprop, Chaconne Films, Sutor Kolonko (Bulgaria, Germany); Documentary; 105 mins; Bulgarian
A provincial hospital in Bulgaria, COVID ward. A skilfully constructed survey of the bleak goings-on in an underfunded facility where, even when looking death in the face, people still manage to find their sense of humour.
Directed by Ilian Metev, Ivan Chertov, Zlatina Teneva
World premiere at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2022)
Read MoreSound designer | Re-recording mixer
2021; Zela Film (United States, Spain, Turkey); Documentary; 74 mins; English
Kathryn’s ALS has left her paralyzed and her family’s relations in tatters, but she holds on to see her daughter’s wedding. With humor and extraordinary intimacy, this film probes the breakdown of a family’s bonds and of a woman’s will to live.
Co-directed and co-produced by Adam Isenberg, Noah Amir Arjomand, and Senem Tüzen.
World premiere at IDFA, Envision Competition (The Netherlands, 2021); Winner of Best Documentary at Istanbul Film Festival (2022)
Read MoreWriter | Director | Editor | Composer
2017; Hong Kong Arts Centre (Hong Kong); Documentary; 30 mins; Cantonese
Seven stories about the contemporary cheongsam. A half-hour documentary commissioned by Hong Kong Arts Centre for their special exhibition on the iconic Chinese cheongsam.
Screened at Hong Kong International Airport 2017-2019.
Read MoreWriter | Director | Editor | Composer
2017; Hong Kong; Documentary; 15 mins; (+21 hours exclusive archive); Cantonese
Once every 10 years, these villagers from the outskirts of metropolitan Hong Kong gather for five days of traditional Taoist rituals called Prayer for Peace. Operas, martial arts, bonfire offerings - why do they insist on keeping these traditions?
Read MoreDirector | Editor | Composer
2016; Hong Kong; Documentary; 7 mins; Cantonese
My second 'Portrait of Hong Kong' is about Linva Tailors in Central in which essentially we consider the question: what of our urban fabric?
Directed by Tian Macleod Ji & Adrian Lo.
Winner of 'Outstanding Micro Film' at the Golden Flower Awards (Hong Kong, 2016)
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2015; Wake Artisans (Japan, UK, Hong Kong); Documentary; 10 mins; Japanese
Kasama & Mashiko are two regions in Japan that produce some of the most unique and sought-after handmade pottery in the world. The potters who create these magnificent works spend decades refining their craft - throwing, moulding, glazing and firing - in the rural countryside. A Way of Life is a short documentary about the skill and passion of eleven such potters, revealing not only their sources of inspiration and determination, but also discovering what exactly pottery means to them.
Directed by Adrian Lo & Tian Macleod Ji.
Winner at the London Lift-Off Film Festival (UK, 2015); Official selections at Fine Arts Film Festival (Venice, CA, 2016), FoodCine.ma (Singapore, 2016), A Design Film Festival (Singapore, 2016), APIFA (Jakarta, 2016), MADE London (UK, 2016)
Read MoreDirector | Editor | Composer
2015; Hong Kong; Documentary; 5 mins; Cantonese
My first documentary short about Sun Wah Kee - my local Cantonese restaurant - in which we explore ideas about food, sustainability, and urban gentrification.
Directed by Tian Macleod Ji & Adrian Lo.
First Prize at Milan Expo (Italy, 2015)
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